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400 cid B-engine (M / P codes)

Chrysler B-block big-block. Replaced the 383 for 1972. 4.342" bore × 3.375" stroke, 400 cubic inches. 2-bbl base (M-code, E66 SALES) and 4-bbl Magnum (P-code, E68? — varies). 1972–1978.

The 400 was Chrysler's revised B-engine for 1972, replacing the 383 that had run through 1971. Same B-block architecture but with a larger 4.342-inch bore (vs the 383's 4.25"); same 3.375-inch stroke. Designed to meet 1972's revised emissions standards while keeping the displacement-per-horsepower curve up where Chrysler wanted it.

Two passenger-car variants: M-code 400 2-bbl (lower compression for emissions compliance) and P-code 400 4-bbl Magnum (the performance version, often paired with the Magnum NOM nodular crank and four-barrel induction).

Production 1972–1978. The 400 fell off as the muscle market collapsed and Chrysler shifted to smaller-displacement engines + the Magnum 360 for the late-'70s fuel-crisis era.

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